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enSPIP - www.spip.netEU-Japan 9th round of trade talks further consolidates negotiation textshttp://www.bilaterals.org/?eu-japan-9th-round-of-trade-talks
http://www.bilaterals.org/?eu-japan-9th-round-of-trade-talks2015-03-03 11:21:37text/htmlen
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EUJapan
03-Mar-2015
<p>The 9th round of EU-Japan FTA talks took place from 23-27 February in Brussels. The meetings focused on further consolidation of the negotiating texts.</p>
East Africa: Trade bloc merger talks end with May datehttp://www.bilaterals.org/?east-africa-trade-bloc-merger
http://www.bilaterals.org/?east-africa-trade-bloc-merger2015-03-03 11:10:37text/htmlen
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COMESAEACSADC
03-Mar-2015
<p>The Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) covering 26 countries will be launched in May, it has been agreed.</p>
On a free trade mission in Africahttp://www.bilaterals.org/?on-a-free-trade-mission-in-africa
http://www.bilaterals.org/?on-a-free-trade-mission-in-africa2015-03-03 10:14:35text/htmlen
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African UnionAfrica
03-Mar-2015
<p>Treasure Maphanga is one of Africa's most important women, with arguably the continent's toughest job on her hands: driving the establishment and implementation of a Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA).</p>
Is ICSID heading in the wrong direction?http://www.bilaterals.org/?is-icsid-heading-in-the-wrong
http://www.bilaterals.org/?is-icsid-heading-in-the-wrong2015-03-03 09:04:21text/htmlen
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ICSIDinvestor-state disputes | ISDS
03-Mar-2015
<p>As ICSID celebrates the 50th anniversary of its creation this week, a former acting secretary general of the centre, Nassib Ziadé, says it's time to talk about some of its problems – including flawed appointment processes and a lack of guidance on arbitrator challenges.</p>
Tell our Govt NO to the TPPA on March 7http://www.bilaterals.org/?tell-our-govt-no-to-the-tppa-on
http://www.bilaterals.org/?tell-our-govt-no-to-the-tppa-on2015-03-03 07:03:35text/htmlen
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actions | resistanceTPPNew Zealand
03-Mar-2015
<p>The best chance to stop the TPPA is before ministers make their decisions. Join the nationwide day of action on 7 Mar 2015 in Aotearoa/NewZealand</p>
Trans-Pacific pact will encourage sex traffickinghttp://www.bilaterals.org/?trans-pacific-pact-will-encourage
http://www.bilaterals.org/?trans-pacific-pact-will-encourage2015-03-02 12:26:08text/htmlen
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02-Mar-2015
<p>The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement will open up 14 countries on the Pacific coastline for more exploitation</p>
Service trade with China set to be new impetus for EU recovery: experthttp://www.bilaterals.org/?service-trade-with-china-set-to-be
http://www.bilaterals.org/?service-trade-with-china-set-to-be2015-03-02 12:09:03text/htmlen
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investment | BITsservicesEUChina
02-Mar-2015
<p>Brussels and Beijing should speed up negotiation of a Sino-EU Bilateral Investment Treaty and strive to sign it within this year, a Chinese think-tank argues</p>
New bilateral investment treaty modelhttp://www.bilaterals.org/?new-bilateral-investment-treaty
http://www.bilaterals.org/?new-bilateral-investment-treaty2015-03-02 11:12:34text/htmlen
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investment | BITsinvestor-state disputes | ISDSPakistan
02-Mar-2015
<p>Pakistan's Board of Investment is working on Pakistan's own template of a bilateral investment treaty, which will replace previous treaties and serve as basis for new ones.</p>
KITA pushes resumption of FTA negotiations with Gulf Cooperation Councilhttp://www.bilaterals.org/?kita-pushes-resumption-of-fta
http://www.bilaterals.org/?kita-pushes-resumption-of-fta2015-03-02 11:03:53text/htmlen
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Koreacorporate interests GCC
02-Mar-2015
<p>Korea's premier corporate lobby group says that Korea should resume FTA negotiations, which have been stopped, with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) as soon as possible and target the markets in the Middle East.</p>
Sri Lanka President says he dodged CEPA talks in Delhihttp://www.bilaterals.org/?sri-lanka-president-says-he-dodged
http://www.bilaterals.org/?sri-lanka-president-says-he-dodged2015-03-02 10:16:47text/htmlen
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Sri LankaIndia
02-Mar-2015
<p>Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has said that he deliberately avoided having Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with India on the agenda during his recent visit to New Delhi.</p>
US-EAC Cooperation Agreement on SPS, TBT and Trade Facilitation (2015)http://www.bilaterals.org/?us-eac-cooperation-agreement-on
http://www.bilaterals.org/?us-eac-cooperation-agreement-on2015-02-27 16:45:03text/htmlen
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FTAs (texts of)EACUStrade facilitationfood safety | SPSTBT
27-Feb-2015
US moves toward greater trade with Africahttp://www.bilaterals.org/?us-moves-toward-greater-trade-with
http://www.bilaterals.org/?us-moves-toward-greater-trade-with2015-02-27 16:38:56text/htmlen
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food safety | SPSEACagriculture | farmers | foodtrade facilitationTBTUS
27-Feb-2015
<p>Pact with Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda — to be expanded to other countries later on — seen as a stepping stone to full fledged FTA</p>
UPDATE: The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP): A charter for deregulation, an attack on jobs, an end to democracyhttp://www.bilaterals.org/?update-the-transatlantic-trade-and
http://www.bilaterals.org/?update-the-transatlantic-trade-and2015-02-27 14:54:51text/htmlen
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TTIPactions | resistance
27-Feb-2015
<p>Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung have today released an updated version of their publication on TTIP by John Hilary.</p>
EU Vietnam FTA: rice carve-outs and ‘double transformation' rule of origin in sighthttp://www.bilaterals.org/?eu-vietnam-fta-rice-carve-outs-and
http://www.bilaterals.org/?eu-vietnam-fta-rice-carve-outs-and2015-02-27 11:19:00text/htmlen
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VietnamEU
27-Feb-2015
<p>So far, seven chapters out of fifteen of the EU-Vietnam FTA have been concluded</p>
Hungarian government, parties divided on EU-USA free trade talkshttp://www.bilaterals.org/?hungarian-government-parties
http://www.bilaterals.org/?hungarian-government-parties2015-02-27 11:07:57text/htmlen
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TTIPHungary
27-Feb-2015
<p>The outcome of EU-US free trade talks hangs in the balance and the government will only support an accord which serves Hungarian interests, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said in a parliamentary debate initiated by the opposition about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)</p>
France makes U-turn on TTIP arbitration http://www.bilaterals.org/?france-makes-u-turn-on-ttip
http://www.bilaterals.org/?france-makes-u-turn-on-ttip2015-02-27 10:40:05text/htmlen
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investor-state disputes | ISDSTTIP
27-Feb-2015
<p>In a letter to French MEPs, seen by EurActiv France, the French Secretariat General for European Affairs (SGAE) appears to have made a U-turn on the position so far defended by Mathias Fekl, the Secretary of State for Foreign Trade.</p>
Are mega-trade agreements a threat to Brazil?http://www.bilaterals.org/?are-mega-trade-agreements-a-threat
http://www.bilaterals.org/?are-mega-trade-agreements-a-threat2015-02-27 10:27:42text/htmlen
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BrazilTPPTTIP
27-Feb-2015
<p>Bilateral trade agendas with both US and EU may become a way for Brazil to mitigate the negative potential impacts of TTIP and TTP, argues a former World Bank official.</p>
White House sees China as trump card in trade debatehttp://www.bilaterals.org/?white-house-sees-china-as-trump
http://www.bilaterals.org/?white-house-sees-china-as-trump2015-02-27 10:06:55text/htmlen
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geopoliticsTPPChinaUS
27-Feb-2015
<p>The Obama administration is confident lawmakers will warm up to a proposed Pacific free trade deal on the grounds it is a chance for the United States, rather than China, to dictate the rules of Asian trade, a top official said on Thursday.</p>
Korean petrochemical industry to be most affected by Korea-China FTAhttp://www.bilaterals.org/?korean-petrochemical-industry-to
http://www.bilaterals.org/?korean-petrochemical-industry-to2015-02-27 09:52:10text/htmlen
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ChinaKorea
27-Feb-2015
<p>Those in the petrochemical industry are unhappy about the provisionally-signed Korea-China FTA, because the synthetic resin and rubber imported from China wil be subject to immediate tariff elimination</p>
The Trans-Pacific Partnership clause everyone should opposehttp://www.bilaterals.org/?the-trans-pacific-partnership-26959
http://www.bilaterals.org/?the-trans-pacific-partnership-269592015-02-26 14:57:59text/htmlen
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investor-state disputes | ISDSTPPUS
26-Feb-2015
<p>"Agreeing to ISDS in this enormous new treaty would tilt the playing field in the United States further in favor of big multinational corporations. Worse, it would undermine U.S. sovereignty," writes Elizabeth Warren.</p>